When The Banks Are Closed & You Need To Change $
by ChrisRJ
If you are ever in a position where you need to change your money into Brazilian reais, but all the banks are closed, have no fear.
There are a few hotels that will change money for you even if you're not a guest of theirs, but failing that there is a bar/luncheonette in Copacabana that will change your money and will actually give you a better rate than most official change places.
The bar is called O Crack Dos Galetos and is located on one of the smaller roads running in off the Copacabana beach, near the Meridian Hotel. There's an outdoor restaurant on Avenida Atlantica near the Meridian Hotel called Mabb's. The street next to Mabb's is where you'll find O Crack Dos Galetos.
Walk into the bar and go to the cash register. The guy at the register will change all your money for you and will tell you the exchange rate first.
Thank God for the rain
by acemj
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Pedra da Gávea (Gavea Stone):...
by Juli_br
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Typical Appetizer Food
by uvaspy
A lot of restaurants serve this kind of appetizer. I am not sure if all restaurants charge for this, but the ones we went to did. It is like a cover charge of $5 reals and they give you this treat before a meal.
BTW: Make sure what you think is cheese is not butter before you shove a hunk of butter into your mouth
General habits that visitors...
by Juli_br
General habits that visitors should know about:1. When we met someone we usually give 2 kisses at the cheek in Rio(right and left).2. When u go to a restaurant, bar or such each people use to pay for what they had. 3.The tips are always incluided 4.Futebol/Soccer is a sacre thing for most of brazilians. 5. We use to notice people manners . 6. Blow ur nose at restaurants, bars is rude, specially when people r waiting for their meals. People here use to go to the toilet for that.
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